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Having read another post, I have been thankfully reassured to find that mine is not the only whippet to cause extreme humiliation.
My mum and I took Mae for a walk on Monday for my day off; it was a lovely warm sunny day so thought this would make a nice change to take her to the grounds of Sandringham. She was a little angel, perfectly behaved, running off lead and greeting other people and dogs nicely (for a 5 month old puppy).
I fear however this was simply a cunning ploy to lull me into a false sense of security. She spotted a pigeon and chased it away, no problem, but it was then I spotted the two teenage girls lying in the grass sunbathing. I walked on in the hope Mae would follow but it was too late, she had seen them and froze; I started yelling ‘Mae No….No….NOOOO!’ :rant: but deep down I knew what was coming. She was off like a rocket leapt from about 3 foot away landing on top of the poor (rather shocked) girls tail wagging in complete over excitement, she then picked up their bottle of spring water and ran. I was mortified and of course the more I tried to get the bottle back the more fun the game became, I didn’t stand a chance.
Though I think one of the girls obviously did not like dogs they were very good about it, well to my face. I offered to pay for the water but they refused, I suspect they just wanted me to get my dog out of there.
Oh the joy of whippet ownership
My mum and I took Mae for a walk on Monday for my day off; it was a lovely warm sunny day so thought this would make a nice change to take her to the grounds of Sandringham. She was a little angel, perfectly behaved, running off lead and greeting other people and dogs nicely (for a 5 month old puppy).
I fear however this was simply a cunning ploy to lull me into a false sense of security. She spotted a pigeon and chased it away, no problem, but it was then I spotted the two teenage girls lying in the grass sunbathing. I walked on in the hope Mae would follow but it was too late, she had seen them and froze; I started yelling ‘Mae No….No….NOOOO!’ :rant: but deep down I knew what was coming. She was off like a rocket leapt from about 3 foot away landing on top of the poor (rather shocked) girls tail wagging in complete over excitement, she then picked up their bottle of spring water and ran. I was mortified and of course the more I tried to get the bottle back the more fun the game became, I didn’t stand a chance.
Though I think one of the girls obviously did not like dogs they were very good about it, well to my face. I offered to pay for the water but they refused, I suspect they just wanted me to get my dog out of there.
Oh the joy of whippet ownership